Blockhead (music)

Tony Simon (born October 8, 1976), better known by his stage name Blockhead, and formerly known as Funky Omelet, is an American hip hop record producer and DJ from Manhattan, New York. Aside from his solo efforts released on the Ninja Tune label, he is most associated with producing tracks for Aesop Rock. He has been a member of the groups such as Party Fun Action Committee and The Mighty Jones.

Biography

Simon was born and raised in Downtown Manhattan. He is the son of the late Sidney Simon, a well-known sculptor in New York City, and Renee Adriance, a social worker. He has one brother and five half siblings. At a young age, he loved hip hop in both the lyrical and musical aspects. In his early teens, Simon and his friends formed a group called the Overground, where he started making music. As an aspiring rapper, he enrolled in Boston University and encountered Aesop Rock, another BU student. At this point, Simon quit rapping and focused on producing music. According to him, his stage name comes from the shape of his head: "While it's not square, it's pretty close."

Discography

Studio albums

* '' Music by Cavelight'' (2004)
* '' Downtown Science'' (2005)
* '' Uncle Tony's Coloring Book'' (2007)
* '' The Music Scene'' (2009)
* '' Interludes After Midnight'' (2012)
* '' Capture the Sun'' (2013)
* ''Bells and Whistles'' (2014)
* ''Justplaywitit'' (2014)
* ''Gone Long'' (2015)
* ''Keep Playin (2016)
* ''Funeral Balloons'' (2017)
* ''The Art of the Sample'' (2017)
* ''Free Sweatpants'' (2019)
* ''Bubble Bath'' (2019)
* ''Space Werewolves Will Be the End of Us All'' (2021)
* ''Garbology'' (2021)

Compilation albums

* ''Broke Beats'' (2001)
* ''The Block Is Hot'' (2004)
* ''Block in the Box'' (2005)
* ''The Block Is Hot Pt. 2'' (2005)
* ''Peanuts in Your Mouth'' (2007)
* ''Quar and Peace'' (2020)

EPs

* ''Preparing for Capture'' (2012)
* ''Preparing for Capture 2'' (2012)
* ''After Capture'' (2013)
* ''Tiny Bubbles'' (2020)

Singles

* "Insomniac Olympics" (2003)
* "Sunday Seance" / "Jet Son" (2004)
* "Expiration Date" (2005)
* "Alright" (2006)
* "Nobody's Smiling" (2007)

Productions

* Aesop Rock - "1,000 Deaths" from '' Appleseed'' (1999)
* Aesop Rock - "Commencement at the Obedience Academy", "I'll Be OK", "Basic Cable", "Oxygen", "Spare a Match", "Attention Span", "Drawbridge", and "The Mayor and the Crook" from ''Float'' (2000)
* Aesop Rock - "Daylight", "Save Yourself", "Flashflood", "No Regrets", "The Tugboat Complex Pt. 3", "Bent Life", "The Yes and the Y'All", "9-5ers Anthem", and "Shovel" from '' Labor Days'' (2001)
* Aesop Rock - "Daylight", "Night Light", "Forest Crunk", and "Maintenance" from ''Daylight'' (2002)
* Lodeck - "I Pollute" from ''Bash It'' (2002)
* Murs - "Happy Pillz" from '' The End of the Beginning'' (2002)
* S.A. Smash - "Love to Fuck" from '' Smashy Trashy'' (2003)
* Aesop Rock - "Cook It Up", "Babies with Guns", and "11:35" from '' Bazooka Tooth'' (2003)
* Lodeck - "Applause", "Feed Me Grapes", and "Beautiful Disease" from ''Dream Dentistry'' (2003)
* Vordul Mega - "Struggles" from ''The Revolution of Yung Havoks'' (2004)
* Cryptic One - "Apocalypse Zone", "Unicycle", "Bicycle", and "Tricycle" from ''The Anti-Mobius Strip Theory'' (2004)
* Cage - "Too Heavy for Cherubs", "Stripes", and "Scenster" from '' Hell's Winter'' (2005)
* Illogic - "An Ocean" from ''Write to Death'' (2005)
* Aesop Rock - "Fast Cars", "Number Nine", and "Holy Smokes" from '' Fast Cars, Danger, Fire and Knives'' (2005)
* Despot - "Crxp Artists" and "Substance D" (2006)
* Aesop Rock - "None Shall Pass", "Bring Back Pluto", "Fumes", "Getaway Car", "The Harbor Is Yours", "No City", and "Coffee" from '' None Shall Pass'' (2007)
* Hangar 18 - "The West Wing" and "Room to Breathe" from '' Sweep the Leg'' (2007)
* Isaiah Toothtaker - "Winds Know Better" and "Tucson AZ" from ''Murs 3:16 Presents'' (2008)
* DJ Signify - "Costume Kids" and "1993" from '' Of Cities'' (2009)
* Open Mike Eagle - "Billy's Quagmire" from ''Extended Nightmares Getdown: The Dark Blue Door'' (2011)
* Armand Hammer - "The Press" from ''Half Measures'' (2013)
* Billy Woods - ''Dour Candy'' (2013)
* Aesop Rock - "Cat Food" (2014)
* Armand Hammer - "F.U.B.U." from ''Furtive Movements'' (2014)
* Aesop Rock & Homeboy Sandman - "Environmental Studies" from ''Lice'' (2015)
* Billy Woods - "Bicycles", "True Stories", and "Good Night" from ''Today, I Wrote Nothing'' (2015)
* Marq Spekt - "Still Right In" from ''Bionic Jazz'' (2016)
* Googie - "Big Mouth Arcade" and "Googie Architecture" (2016)
* Billy Woods - ''Known Unknowns'' (2017)
* Billy Woods - "That Was Then", "Birdsong", and "Suzerain" from ''Terror Management'' (2019)

Remixes

* The Majesticons - "Suburb Party (Blockhead Remix)" (2003)
* Her Space Holiday - "Meet the Pressure (Blockhead Remix)" from ''The Young Machines Remixed'' (2004)
* Cool Calm Pete - "Lost (Blockhead Remix)" (2005)
* Omega One - "Off the Horizon (Blockhead Remix)" from ''Memento'' (2006)
* Lodeck - "Na Lubom Yazike (Blockhead Remix)" and "Demon Strait (Blockhead Remix)" from ''Behold'' (2007)
* Del the Funkee Homosapien - "Foot Down (Blockhead Remix)" (2008)
* Yameen - "Fire (Blockhead Remix)" from ''Never Knows More'' (2009)
* Nacho Picasso - "Benjamin Segal (Blockhead Remix)" from ''For the Glory'' (2011)
* Emancipator - "Nevergreen (Blockhead Remix)" from ''Remixes'' (2011)
* DJ Cam - "Love (Blockhead Remix)" from ''Remixed'' (2013)
* The Difference Machine - "A Night in the Life of the Day Tripper (Blockhead Remix)" from ''Triangle Schemes'' (2017)
* Anomie Belle - "Right Way (Blockhead Remix)" from ''Flux'' (2018)
* Aesop Rock - "Pigs (Blockhead Remix)" from ''The Recycling Bin'' (2022)
* Aesop Rock - "Defender (Blockhead Remix)" from ''The Recycling Bin'' (2022)
* Aesop Rock - "Kodokushi (Blockhead Remix)" from ''The Recycling Bin'' (2022)

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Blockhead
1976 births
Living people
American hip hop record producers
American hip hop DJs
East Coast hip hop musicians
Musicians from New York City
People from Manhattan
Record producers from New York (state)
Mush Records artists
Ninja Tune artists